noun
talebearer
Talebearer (noun) means someone who cannot keep a secret and spreads rumours or shifts blame onto others.
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Someone who cannot keep a secret and spreads rumours or shifts blame onto others.
"There is always some thoughtless talebearer ready to gather up the arrows of gossip and thrust them into the quivering heart of the victim."
— Annie Fellows Johnston (1902)
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Etymology
From Middle English taleberer; equivalent to tale + bearer.
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What is the meaning of talebearer?
"talebearer" (noun) means someone who cannot keep a secret and spreads rumours or shifts blame onto others.
What is another word for talebearer?
Other words for "talebearer" include tattletale, tattler, telltale, taleteller, blabbermouth.
